Patents by Inventor Toshihisa Shimoda

Toshihisa Shimoda has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9555847
    Abstract: A suspension assembly transport device is configured for transporting a suspension assembly having hubs on both sides, wherein the device includes attachments for being attached to the hubs, receiving members that support the attachments so that the attachments do not move horizontally, left and right arm members on the bottom of which the receiving members are provided, and that are configured to move the receiving members in the width direction of the vehicle, and a transport mechanism that transports the attachments, the receiving members, and the left and right arm members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Shimoda, Isamu Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20160052576
    Abstract: Disclosed is a suspension assembly transport device (20) that is a device for transporting a suspension assembly (10) comprising hubs (13, 13) on both sides, wherein the device comprises attachments (50, 50) attached to the hubs, receiving members (70, 70) that support the attachments so that the attachments do not move horizontally, left and right arm members (21L, 21R) on the bottom of which the receiving members are provided and that move the receiving members in the width direction of the vehicle, and a transport mechanism (22) that transports the attachments, the receiving members, and the left and right arm members together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa SHIMODA, Isamu ISHIZAKI
  • Publication number: 20110225798
    Abstract: Front retaining frame (15) retains a front drive-train component part assembly (35) having front suspensions (38) combined with an engine (36) in advance, and a rear retaining frame (18) retains a rear drive-train component part assembly (47) having rear suspensions (51) combined with a rear wheel axle (49) in advance. Elevated transport path (11, 14, 17) transports the front and rear retaining frames (15, 18), having the front and rear drive-train component part assemblies retained thereby in a hung-down state, with the front and rear retaining frames detachably attached to a retaining frame positioning member. By use of the front and rear retaining frames, human operators can perform all or most of necessary operations in a downwardly-looking posture, which can improve a working environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nishizawa, Mitsuru Ichimura
  • Patent number: 7818863
    Abstract: A window glass can be accurately and preferably mounted by correcting a displacement of a curved surface shape of the window glass in the crosswise direction even when there is a displacement of the curved surface shape of the window glass in the crosswise direction. A slit laser beam is irradiated with from slit laser beam irradiators 12c and 12d across the right and left ends of the window glass 6, the circumference of a window glass mounting opening 8, and a windshield pillar section 11; rotation adjustment of the window glass 6 is performed, based on a processed image obtained by image processing of images, which have been photographed with a CCD cameras 10c and 10d, of the slit laser beams, in such a way that clearances in the pressing direction at the right and left ends of the window glass 6 are the same as each other; and the window glass 6 is pressed onto a window glass mounting surface on the circumference of the window glass mounting opening 8 for mounting onto the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Maekawa, Toshihisa Shimoda, Kenji Kusumegi, Takafumi Murakoshi
  • Patent number: 7788782
    Abstract: A first reference position C1 constituting a middle point is calculated by measuring positions of left and right damper attaching holes 22 in a white body 12. A second reference position C2 constituting a middle point is calculated by measuring positions of left and right hubs 44 in a suspension assembly 20. A position of the suspension assembly 20 is adjusted by a slide table 56 such that the first reference position C1 and the second reference position C2 are coincident with each other. The suspension assembly 20 is moved up by a lift mechanism 59 and is attached to the white body 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Shimoda, Keiichiro Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20070055484
    Abstract: A first reference position C1 constituting a middle point is calculated by measuring positions of left and right damper attaching holes 22 in a white body 12. A second reference position C2 constituting a middle point is calculated by measuring positions of left and right hubs 44 in a suspension assembly 20. A position of the suspension assembly 20 is adjusted by a slide table 56 such that the first reference position C1 and the second reference position C2 are coincident with each other. The suspension assembly 20 is moved up by a lift mechanism 59 and is attached to the white body 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihisa Shimoda, Keiichiro Maekawa
  • Publication number: 20070039152
    Abstract: A window glass can be accurately and preferably mounted by correcting a displacement of a curved surface shape of the window glass in the crosswise direction even when there is a displacement of the curved surface shape of the window glass in the crosswise direction. A slit laser beam is irradiated with from slit laser beam irradiators 12c and 12d across the right and left ends of the window glass 6, the circumference of a window glass mounting opening 8, and a windshield pillar section 11; rotation adjustment of the window glass 6 is performed, based on a processed image obtained by image processing of images, which have been photographed with a CCD cameras 10c and 10d, of the slit laser beams, in such a way that clearances in the pressing direction at the right and left ends of the window glass 6 are the same as each other; and the window glass 6 is pressed onto a window glass mounting surface on the circumference of the window glass mounting opening 8 for mounting onto the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: Keiichiro Maekawa, Toshihisa Shimoda, Kenji Kusumegi, Takafumi Murakoshi